Today's News

The newly elected and re-elected Holden Beach mayor and commissioners were sworn in during the regular commissioners’ meeting Tuesday night at town hall.

Commissioner Sandy Miller reminded Holden Beach property owners an open house would be from 1-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the new town hall. Property owners can tour the $4 million, two-story facility then.

Move over Sahalis—the jig and your 15 minutes of fame are up. You crashed a White House soiree, embarrassed the Secret Service and the administration and now face Congressional hearings. You’ve kept politicians and pundits entertained in Washington, D.C., and across the country. You even landed the coveted opening of “Saturday Night Live.”

But here in Brunswick County we have two new party-crashing stars, Sheriff John Ingram and chief deputy Charlie Miller, at least it seems, according to the reaction to the news.

The long anticipated arrival of the first bluefin tuna catches of the year are finally here. This past weekend the first giant bluefin of the year were landed out of Morehead City. Reports are the water is still a bit on the warm side, but the recent cool weather will certainly drive more fish to our waters.

David Swain, director of Brunswick County Animal Services, says the stainless steel unit standing dormant behind the shelter on N.C. 211 is awaiting delivery of a fan.

The chamber is also a topic of discussion on the agenda of the next Brunswick County Health Department board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The matter also will be discussed prior to that at a county environmental health committee meeting at 6:30 p.m.

The Brunswick County Grand Jury under the direction of Judge Ola Lewis with prosecutor Rex Gore and courtroom clerk Michelle Warth returned the following indictments during a Superior Court session on Nov. 16:

No holiday would be complete without a performance of “The Nutcracker.”

But in Brunswick County this holiday season, that calls for tradition with a bit of a twist—performances by the newly formed Brunswick Ballet Company dancing nimble steps to a coastal version called “Nutcracker Under the Sea.”